Name: The Holiday Round
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Author: A. A. Milne
ISBN: 9781986430739

Type

Physical Book

Author

A. A. Milne

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

230

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm

Weight

0.31 kg.

ISBN13

9781986430739

Synopsis "The Holiday Round"

"We will now bathe," said a voice at the back of my neck. I gave a grunt and went on with my dream. It was a jolly dream, and nobody got up early in it. "We will now bathe," repeated Archie. "Go away," I said distinctly. Archie sat down on my knees and put his damp towel on my face. "When my wife and I took this commodious residence for six weeks," he said, "and engaged the sea at great expense to come up to its doors twice a day, it was on the distinct understanding that our guests should plunge into it punctually at seven o'clock every morning." "Don't be silly, it's about three now. And I wish you'd get off my knees." "It's a quarter-past seven." "Then there you are, we've missed it. Well, we must see what we can do for you to-morrow. Good-night." Archie pulled all the clothes off me and walked with them to the window. "Jove, what a day!" he said. "And can't you smell the sea?" "I can. Let that suffice. I say, what's happened to my blanket? I must have swallowed it in my sleep." "Where's his sponge?" I heard him murmuring to himself as he came away from the window.

A. A. Milne

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Alan Alexander Milne, conocido como A. A. Milne, fue un escritor británico nacido en 1882, célebre por crear el universo de Winnie-the-Pooh. Antes de alcanzar fama mundial en la literatura infantil, desarrolló una sólida carrera como dramaturgo y colaborador de la revista Punch, destacándose por su ingenio y sentido del humor. Sin embargo, fue la publicación de las historias del entrañable oso Pooh, inspiradas en su hijo Christopher Robin, la que lo convirtió en un autor imprescindible dentro de la narrativa para niños.

El éxito de Pooh y sus amigos —como Piglet, Tigger e Ígor— definió gran parte de su legado, aunque Milne también escribió novelas, ensayos y poesía. Obras como The House at Pooh Corner consolidaron su impacto cultural, trascendiendo generaciones y adaptándose a múltiples formatos. Su estilo sencillo, cálido y profundamente humano le permitió capturar la esencia de la infancia con una naturalidad que sigue vigente hasta hoy.

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